Bordeaux appoint Sagnol as new head coach

Zinedine Zidane had long been linked with taking over the Ligue 1 side but his former France international team-mate has been handed a three-year deal Bordeaux have appointed former France full-back Willy Sagnol as their new head coach on a...

"FC Girondins de Bordeaux are pleased to welcome Willy Sagnol as the new coach of the team,"

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Willy Sagnol has been named as the new coach of Bordeaux and has penned a three-year contract with the Ligue 1 club. Willy Sagnol has been named as the new coach of Bordeaux. The former France international has been in charge of France's youth teams since 2011, but has now stepped up to senior level. Sagnol, a full-back at St Etienne, Monaco and Bayern Munich in his playing...

In a career that stretched from 1995 to 2008, former France defender Willy Sagnol played in just two leagues, but won just about everything a footballer can win, first of all with Saint-Etienne and Monaco in France and then with Bayern Munich in Germany. A Ligue 1 champion in 2000, he also won five Bundesliga titles, the UEFA Champions League in 2001 and the Intercontinental...

(Source: FARE - Football Against Racism in Europe ) Fare partners in France and anti-racism campaigners have strongly criticised Bordeaux coach Willy Sagnol after the former France and Bayern Munich defender suggested African players lack intelligence and discipline. In a group interview with the local newspaper Sud-Ouest, Sagnol said: "The advantage of the typical African...

(Source: FARE - Football Against Racism in Europe ) Players, administrators and campaigners have strongly criticised Bordeaux coach Willy Sagnol after the former France and Bayern Munich defender suggested African players lack intelligence and discipline. The comments have been described by French Fare partner Licra as "peddling abject theories that during the course of history...

Cheick Diabate celebrates his goal with teammates and coach Willy Sagnol. Photo: AFP In a week he faced claims of racism, Bordeaux coach Willy Sagnol was moved to tears in Ligue 1 on Saturday when African striker Cheick Diabate hugged him after sealing a 2-1 win at Lens. The victory lifts Bordeaux to third position, level on 24 points with second-placed Paris Saint-Germain but...

(Source: FARE - Football Against Racism in Europe ) French Professional Football League President Frédéric Thiriez issued a statement backing Willy Sangol's apologies after the Bordeaux coach caused an outcry in France for suggesting African players lack intelligence and discipline. In the statement, Thiriez said: "After Sagnol's mea culpa, who sincerely recognised how painful...

Willy first made his way in the world of football at his father's former club in Haute-Loire, Montfaucon-en-Velay where he developed his defensive game at right-back, as well as performing exceptionally on the right-hand side of midfield.

From there he progressed, eventually joining the region's flagship club AS Saint-Étienne. An impressive two-year spell saw him earn a transfer to AS Monaco in 1997 and he experienced his first taste of success, winning Ligue 1 in 2000. His excellent form saw him pressing for a call up to represent Les Bleus, but he was initially overlooked by national coach Roger Lemerre.

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